Re: [wg-d] NC Elections. Was: ga] DNSO General Assembly - Revised Agenda

[Javier <javier@aui.es>]

Brett,

I think that either one is fine. Asking for the support of 5 people could
be an interesting minimal psycological barrier to people unknown to the GA
who want to nominate themselves and don't know anybody else.

Having too many candidates for whom nobody will vote becomes a practical
problem when electing the directors.

Javier

>   (1) the support of one person  places you on the ballot;
> 
>         or
>
>   (2) the support of more than one person (leave it at 
>       that for the moment) places you on the ballot;
>
>I've given my two cents about why I favor the latter (efficiency, 
>produces candidates with proven support from the community, makes the 
>nomination task a meaningful role for the GA). I also disagree with your 
>conclusion, on the main GA list, that the NC could still meet certain 
>minimum thresholds. For one thing, a simple rule that no GA member could 
>demonstrate nomination support for more than one candidate would make 
>votes more prudently exercised. 
>
>Leaving aside the textual analysis of the phrase "Nominated by a member 
>of the GA" (about which we appear to have reached reasonable but 
>different conclusions), let's assume that the process is open to our 
>definition here. What should it be? 
>
>        -- Bret 
>